[guardian-dev] Apple App Store and GPL

[Chris Ballinger]

GPL code is strictly forbidden, and LGPL code is definitely dicey. It's a
shame that the FSF doesn't provide an alternative license with the source
and patent protections of the GPL but still allow people to distribute
binaries on proprietary app stores.


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Lee Azzarello <lee at guardianproject.info>wrote:

> I have a suspicion why we don't see a binary of Linphone with ZRTP in
> the APp Store. Could it be that the library used to implement the
> protocol is GPL licensed?
>
> Obvs this does not mean anything for the Play store but I've heard
> that other popular apps have been rejected due to inclusion of GPL
> libraries regardless of the LGPL runtime exception. But IANAL.
>
> -lee
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